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This article was published on 10 September 2014 at 08:55.
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Luca Cordero di Montezemolo will leave at the request of the chair of the Ferrari with effect on 13 October to conclusion of the celebration of the 60th anniversary of Ferrari in America. The presidency of the Ferrari will be assumed by the CEO of Fiat, Sergio Marchionne. This was announced by a brief statement Fiat. “The future of Ferrari – said Marchionne – Luca and I discussed at length. Our common desire to see the Ferrari express his true potential on the track led us to some misunderstandings that have emerged publicly last weekend. I want to personally thank Luke for what he has done for the Fiat, Ferrari and for me. “
Chairman of Ferrari since 1991 – remembers the statement – Montezemolo has led the company to achieve very important results from both the economic point of view and from the point of view sports. A long history of great success at Ferrari where Montezemolo has achieved highly significant, with a team of world-class.
“I would like to thank Luca on behalf of my family and myself as
has done for the Fiat and Ferrari – said the President of Fiat John Elkann.
He has held various responsible positions, from the Presidency of the Fiat
2004-2010, sharing with me moments of difficulty, but also of great
satisfaction. A Luca go my best wishes for his future career and entrepreneurial />
” In 2003 – said the CEO of Fiat, Sergio Marchionne –
Luca and I were appointed on the same day the Board of Directors of Fiat.
A year later we became President and Chief Executive Officer him myself.
We worked together in the early years, sharing concerns, problems and successes.
As President of Ferrari led the company to a level of technology and
organizational excellence and has achieved important results » .
For its part, in a statement of Ferrari Luca di Montezemolo said: “Ferrari will have an important role within the group in the next FCA prices on Wall Street and then open a new and different phase I think that right should be guided by the Managing Director of the Group. It ends an era and I decided to leave the presidency after nearly 23 years wonderful and unforgettable, after those passed alongside Enzo Ferrari in the seventies. “
” My Thanksgiving – continued Montezemolo – goes before all at exceptional men and women in the factory, in the office, in the fields of competition, markets around the world that were the real creators in these years of great growth, of the many memorable victories and success of the brand has become thanks them one of the strongest in the world. A greeting and a thank you to all of our technical and commercial partners, to dealers in each country and in particular to customers and collectors with whom I share the same passion
. But today my thoughts go also to our fans who have never failed to lend the Scuderia their enthusiasm, especially in difficult times.
Ferrari is the finest company in the world and for me it was a great privilege and
honor of having been the leader. I devoted all my efforts and enthusiasm and
with my family has been and is the most important thing
of my life. “
I wish to shareholders – the statement concludes by Montezemolo – and in particular to Piero Ferrari that I was getting close, and the most thrilling people the company many more years of success that Ferrari deserves. “
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